I think this year comes down to mental application.
If we can beat the scum round 1 it will give us a lot of confidence.
A great start to the year can do wonders to a club like ours that has had limited success.
We could be 3-0 coming into the pies game and a competative showing against them and freo in Perth will give us a lot of belief coming into the Geelong game in round 6 which I believe is crucial to our finals aspirations. If we can finally put away the cats (long overdue)
we can expect an extra 4 wins from round 6-9 if we are serious contenders.
A good showing against the west coke eagles in Perth and then the bye.
That's atleast 7 wins we should be aiming for before the bye which will make us 7-3 and well placed for the second half assault and we aren't playing catchup footy.
All the games after the bye are winnable.
We've always been very competative against the hawks and swans and we play the Freo & the crows at home in the second half. 5 more wins and we are finals bound in 2013.
There really isn't any excuses this year baring major injuries to key personnel. ie Maric.
With a never say die, win at all costs mentality, a hatred of mediocrity & a lot of self belief there's isn't any reason not to make finals this year.
Confidence and belief makes lesser players better and a strong stance against mediocrity will ensure the team doesn't have any inexcusable losses as we did last year.
Bring on round 1 and let's smash the cheating scum!
Carn the Tigers!
Eat 'em Alive!
